Ground Zero in the Reading Crisis

#CanonChat Founder and Educator Matt Ryan on Inspiring a New Generation of Readers

I’ve written a bit about the so-called reading crisis (see, for instance, here, here, and here). In many ways, schools represent ground zero in the crisis, and yet at this moment some educators are actively deprioritizing reading—especially books that might challenge students.

Long-time English teacher Matt Ryan thinks this is backwards and has actively …